Biography:
John Gorka (born in July 1958) is an American contemporary folk musician. In 1991, Rolling Stone magazine called him "the pre-eminent male singer-songwriter of what has been dubbed the New Folk Movement.
Gorka was born in Edison, New Jersey. He received his first guitar as a Christmas gift, though Gorka alleges that his older brother stole it from him shortly thereafter. He eventually learned, instead, to play the banjo, and began performing in a folk music group at his church.
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John Gorka - Looking Forward
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: C F C F
C
I never cared about the car I'd drive
F
Or the room I'd sleep or the bus I'd drive
Just as long as I could get somewhere
C
And not get hurt I could breathe out there
F C F
I know I could be free out there, could be me, hmm-hmm
C
I never cared about the word 'Prestige'
F
About no inside track or no 'noblesse oblige'
Just as long as I could pay my way
C
And pull my weight and say my say
F C F
As long as I could pay my way, I could say, hmm-hmm
BRIDGE:
Am G
I never had no plans, just dreams and vague directions
F Am G
I would make my stand, in the house of corrections
F Am G
Now I'm a man at last, I see that everything is changing
F Am G
If you wanna hold on fast, the future needs arranging
CHORUS:
F G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C F G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C Dm G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C
My former view was backward
F Am
My backward view was blue
F G C
Now I'm looking forward to you (Ooh, ooh)
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Love had a weight, designed to bring me down
F
My hands would sweat and my heart would pound
Now I've learned it and I've turned around
G C
And I hanker for that anchor sound
Dm
I hanker for that anchor sound
C F
Once designed to bring me down, ooh, ooh, ooh
BRIDGE:
Am G
I never had no plans, just dreams and vague directions
F Am G
I would make my stand, in the house of corrections
F Am G
Now I'm a man at last, I see that everything is changing
F Am G
If you wanna hold on fast, the future needs arranging
CHORUS:
F G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C F G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C Dm G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C
My former view was backward
F Am
My backward view was blue
F G C
Now I'm looking forward to you (Ooh, ooh)
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
C
Ah-ah
F
Ah-ah
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
CAPO: 4th Fret
INTRO: C F C F
C
I never cared about the car I'd drive
F
Or the room I'd sleep or the bus I'd drive
Just as long as I could get somewhere
C
And not get hurt I could breathe out there
F C F
I know I could be free out there, could be me, hmm-hmm
C
I never cared about the word 'Prestige'
F
About no inside track or no 'noblesse oblige'
Just as long as I could pay my way
C
And pull my weight and say my say
F C F
As long as I could pay my way, I could say, hmm-hmm
BRIDGE:
Am G
I never had no plans, just dreams and vague directions
F Am G
I would make my stand, in the house of corrections
F Am G
Now I'm a man at last, I see that everything is changing
F Am G
If you wanna hold on fast, the future needs arranging
CHORUS:
F G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C F G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C Dm G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C
My former view was backward
F Am
My backward view was blue
F G C
Now I'm looking forward to you (Ooh, ooh)
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Love had a weight, designed to bring me down
F
My hands would sweat and my heart would pound
Now I've learned it and I've turned around
G C
And I hanker for that anchor sound
Dm
I hanker for that anchor sound
C F
Once designed to bring me down, ooh, ooh, ooh
BRIDGE:
Am G
I never had no plans, just dreams and vague directions
F Am G
I would make my stand, in the house of corrections
F Am G
Now I'm a man at last, I see that everything is changing
F Am G
If you wanna hold on fast, the future needs arranging
CHORUS:
F G
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C F G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C Dm G
Now I'm looking forward to you
C
My former view was backward
F Am
My backward view was blue
F G C
Now I'm looking forward to you (Ooh, ooh)
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
C
Ah-ah
F
Ah-ah
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
C
Ooh, ooh
F
Ooh, ooh
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